Title: Gravity Forms v3 incompatibility
Last modified: August 12, 2026

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# Gravity Forms v3 incompatibility

 *  [watchtowerhq](https://wordpress.org/support/users/watchtowerhq/)
 * (@watchtowerhq)
 * [2 weeks, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gravity-forms-v3-incompatibility/)
 * The plugin is incompatible with Gravity Forms 3.0 because its main file checks
   for the deprecated `RGForms` class:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       if ( ! class_exists( 'RGForms' ) ) {
           _e( 'Requires Gravity Forms to be installed.' );
           exit;
       }
       ```
   
 * `RGForms` was retained only for backward compatibility and was removed in Gravity
   Forms 3.0. Consequently, `class_exists( 'RGForms' )` returns `false` even when
   Gravity Forms is installed and active. The plugin then displays “Requires Gravity
   Forms to be installed.”, while the `exit` statement stops the entire page from
   rendering.
 * The plugin should use the current `GFForms` class or, preferably, initialize 
   its integration through the `gform_loaded` hook. If Gravity Forms is unavailable,
   it should display a non-blocking admin notice instead of calling `exit`.
 * Additionally, the plugin’s JavaScript files use jQuery without declaring `jquery`
   as a dependency in `wp_enqueue_script()`. Gravity Forms 3.0 replaced some previously
   jQuery-based libraries, so third-party plugins should not assume that Gravity
   Forms will load jQuery for them.

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 * Last activity: [2 weeks, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gravity-forms-v3-incompatibility/)
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